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Suffolk County, MA

Name: Building Permits — Suffolk County, MA
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 2,338
Construction valuation (2025): $791,340,292
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 231 · 2-unit 14 · 3-4 15 · 5+ 2,078

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	2,338	$791,340,292
2024	2,007	$848,552,559
2023	2,590	$838,497,041
2022	4,069	$1,309,205,487
2021	3,738	$879,810,589
2020	3,696	$1,638,915,989
2019	3,169	$620,370,796
2018	3,738	$882,651,059
2017	5,235	$1,061,377,861
2016	3,439	$844,908,490
2015	5,313	$1,215,855,182

The Census Building Permits Survey counts new privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits — a leading indicator of housing supply. "1-unit" is single-family; "5+ units" is larger multifamily. Figures are imputation-adjusted to cover permit offices that did not report.

Source: Census Building Permits Survey. License: CC0 1.0.